The Vancouver Whitecaps missed the playoffs in 2016, winning just two of their final 14 games.

On Wednesday morning, they announced that head coach Carl Robinson’s contract has been extended through the 2020 MLS season.

“Carl’s body of work over the course of his five years at the club has shown that he is one of the top up-and-coming head coaches in North America,” club president Bob Lenarduzzi said in a statement. “While this past season was certainly a learning experience for everyone involved within the club, we have complete faith in Carl’s continued vision in acquiring the necessary players to build a team that will compete with the best in MLS.”

Robinson, hired in December 2013 after serving as an assistant coach for two seasons, made the MLS playoffs in his first two years but his club fell flat this past summer.

Assistant coaches Martyn Pert and Gordon Forrest have also agreed to contract extensions.

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